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Community garden harvest - final results

JB
Joe Bear
Mon, Nov 3, 2025 5:31 PM

For me, what was most enjoyable were the amazing sunrises, with
the fields often cloaked in morning fog until the sun broke the horizon.  I
really enjoy getting out early as so much is moving around predawn, and
this community garden harvest challenge just gave me another reason to do
so at Allen's Meadow.  I did not have any particularly unusual sightings,
but same as Chuck I had a Wilson's Snipe in the mowed grass fields one
morning which was probably the most unexpected species, although on my
radar as I scanned the fields early mornings before the foot traffic began.
I'd say my big misses were Winter Wren and Belted Kingfisher- usually
hearing them well before seeing. Congrats to all who participated in this
casual and fun event!

Joe Bear
Wilton
Go GATORS!

"In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks*."*
-John Muir

Message: 2
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 13:48:45 -0500
From: Chuck Imbergamo imbercj@comcast.net
Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest  - final results
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CT Birders -

Once again, Allen‘s Meadows is the winner of the community garden harvest
contest…congratulations to the Allen’s birders!!
No matter what place your hotspot landed, I hope birders enjoyed ‘patch
birding’.  It helps you learn the best spots to bird within an area, allows
you to tune into the pulse of birds through season changes, and encourages
you to bird more intensively in search of something different.  And of
course getting out more often and birding with a purpose also sharpens your
ID skills!
My favorite bird this past week was an unusually cooperative Wilson’s
Snipe which I found right in the middle of the community garden at Bauer
Farm. Photos are on my checklist  https://ebird.org/checklist/S282204995
Please share any highlights of your experiences; your favorite bird, a
patch first, anything unusual, or even notable misses may interest others
in our community!
Good birding,
Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison
Below are the final totals for 2025:
1 - Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 97
2 - Madison - Bauer Farm - 92
3 - Woodbridge Community Gardens - 79
4 - Newington - Deming Young Farm -66
T5 - Mansfield Community Gardens - 60
T5 - New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm -  60
T5 - Redding Community Gardens - 60
T5 - West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60
6 - East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 57
7 - Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 56
8 - Vernon Community Gardens - 49
T9 - Ansonia Nature Center - 47
T9 - Stratford Community Garden - 47
10 - Canton Community Gardens - 42
11 - Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 34
12 - New Haven - Edgerton Park - 33
13 - Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 32
14 - Sherman - Colonial Park - 29
15 - Simsbury Community Gardens - 16
16 - Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 0

To see the bird lists for any of the gardens, click the hotspot links
below.

Ansonia Nature Center
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Canton Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3929583/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Killingworth - Parmelee Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Litchfield - Thompson Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Madison - Bauer Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Mansfield Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
New Haven - Edgerton Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Newington - Deming Young Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Sherman - Colonial Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Simsbury Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Stratford Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Vernon Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Wallingford - Veteran’s Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
West Hartford - Westmoor Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Wilton - Allen’s Meadows
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Woodbridge Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec


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For me, what was most enjoyable were the amazing sunrises, with the fields often cloaked in morning fog until the sun broke the horizon. I really enjoy getting out early as so much is moving around predawn, and this community garden harvest challenge just gave me another reason to do so at Allen's Meadow. I did not have any particularly unusual sightings, but same as Chuck I had a Wilson's Snipe in the mowed grass fields one morning which was probably the most unexpected species, although on my radar as I scanned the fields early mornings before the foot traffic began. I'd say my big misses were Winter Wren and Belted Kingfisher- usually hearing them well before seeing. Congrats to all who participated in this casual and fun event! Joe Bear Wilton Go GATORS! *"In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks**."* *-John Muir* > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 13:48:45 -0500 > From: Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj@comcast.net> > Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest - final results > To: "ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Message-ID: <1D1E960C-9714-49BA-AC21-1284B37DDF88@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > CT Birders - > > Once again, Allen‘s Meadows is the winner of the community garden harvest > contest…congratulations to the Allen’s birders!! > No matter what place your hotspot landed, I hope birders enjoyed ‘patch > birding’. It helps you learn the best spots to bird within an area, allows > you to tune into the pulse of birds through season changes, and encourages > you to bird more intensively in search of something different. And of > course getting out more often and birding with a purpose also sharpens your > ID skills! > My favorite bird this past week was an unusually cooperative Wilson’s > Snipe which I found right in the middle of the community garden at Bauer > Farm. Photos are on my checklist https://ebird.org/checklist/S282204995 > Please share any highlights of your experiences; your favorite bird, a > patch first, anything unusual, or even notable misses may interest others > in our community! > Good birding, > Chuck Imbergamo > CT Birds Moderator > Madison > Below are the final totals for 2025: > 1 - Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 97 > 2 - Madison - Bauer Farm - 92 > 3 - Woodbridge Community Gardens - 79 > 4 - Newington - Deming Young Farm -66 > T5 - Mansfield Community Gardens - 60 > T5 - New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm - 60 > T5 - Redding Community Gardens - 60 > T5 - West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60 > 6 - East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 57 > 7 - Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 56 > 8 - Vernon Community Gardens - 49 > T9 - Ansonia Nature Center - 47 > T9 - Stratford Community Garden - 47 > 10 - Canton Community Gardens - 42 > 11 - Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 34 > 12 - New Haven - Edgerton Park - 33 > 13 - Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 32 > 14 - Sherman - Colonial Park - 29 > 15 - Simsbury Community Gardens - 16 > 16 - Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 0 > > To see the bird lists for any of the gardens, click the hotspot links > below. > > Ansonia Nature Center > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Canton Community Garden > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3929583/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Killingworth - Parmelee Farm > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Litchfield - Thompson Preserve > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Madison - Bauer Farm > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Mansfield Community Gardens > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > New Haven - Edgerton Park > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Newington - Deming Young Farm > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Sherman - Colonial Park > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Simsbury Community Gardens > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Stratford Community Garden > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Vernon Community Gardens > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Wallingford - Veteran’s Park > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > West Hartford - Westmoor Park > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Wilton - Allen’s Meadows > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > Woodbridge Community Gardens > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. 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Andrew Stack
Mon, Nov 3, 2025 6:44 PM

My wife and I have run the Woodbridge Community Gardens for the past 25 years. This birding challenge brings out all the local birders and really helps make my fall days working at the harvest that much more fun! Congrats to Allen’s meadows and Bauer. Keep a lookout for Woodbridge to catch up!

Andy Stack
Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 3, 2025, at 12:32 PM, Joe Bear via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:

For me, what was most enjoyable were the amazing sunrises, with
the fields often cloaked in morning fog until the sun broke the horizon.  I
really enjoy getting out early as so much is moving around predawn, and
this community garden harvest challenge just gave me another reason to do
so at Allen's Meadow.  I did not have any particularly unusual sightings,
but same as Chuck I had a Wilson's Snipe in the mowed grass fields one
morning which was probably the most unexpected species, although on my
radar as I scanned the fields early mornings before the foot traffic began.
I'd say my big misses were Winter Wren and Belted Kingfisher- usually
hearing them well before seeing. Congrats to all who participated in this
casual and fun event!

Joe Bear
Wilton
Go GATORS!

"In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks*."*
-John Muir

Message: 2
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 13:48:45 -0500
From: Chuck Imbergamo imbercj@comcast.net
Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest  - final results
To: "ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org" ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Message-ID: 1D1E960C-9714-49BA-AC21-1284B37DDF88@comcast.net
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CT Birders -

Once again, Allen‘s Meadows is the winner of the community garden harvest
contest…congratulations to the Allen’s birders!!
No matter what place your hotspot landed, I hope birders enjoyed ‘patch
birding’.  It helps you learn the best spots to bird within an area, allows
you to tune into the pulse of birds through season changes, and encourages
you to bird more intensively in search of something different.  And of
course getting out more often and birding with a purpose also sharpens your
ID skills!
My favorite bird this past week was an unusually cooperative Wilson’s
Snipe which I found right in the middle of the community garden at Bauer
Farm. Photos are on my checklist  https://ebird.org/checklist/S282204995
Please share any highlights of your experiences; your favorite bird, a
patch first, anything unusual, or even notable misses may interest others
in our community!
Good birding,
Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison
Below are the final totals for 2025:
1 - Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 97
2 - Madison - Bauer Farm - 92
3 - Woodbridge Community Gardens - 79
4 - Newington - Deming Young Farm -66
T5 - Mansfield Community Gardens - 60
T5 - New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm -  60
T5 - Redding Community Gardens - 60
T5 - West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60
6 - East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 57
7 - Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 56
8 - Vernon Community Gardens - 49
T9 - Ansonia Nature Center - 47
T9 - Stratford Community Garden - 47
10 - Canton Community Gardens - 42
11 - Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 34
12 - New Haven - Edgerton Park - 33
13 - Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 32
14 - Sherman - Colonial Park - 29
15 - Simsbury Community Gardens - 16
16 - Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 0

To see the bird lists for any of the gardens, click the hotspot links
below.

Ansonia Nature Center
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Canton Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3929583/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Killingworth - Parmelee Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Litchfield - Thompson Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Madison - Bauer Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Mansfield Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
New Haven - Edgerton Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Newington - Deming Young Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Sherman - Colonial Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Simsbury Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Stratford Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Vernon Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Wallingford - Veteran’s Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
West Hartford - Westmoor Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Wilton - Allen’s Meadows
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Woodbridge Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec


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My wife and I have run the Woodbridge Community Gardens for the past 25 years. This birding challenge brings out all the local birders and really helps make my fall days working at the harvest that much more fun! Congrats to Allen’s meadows and Bauer. Keep a lookout for Woodbridge to catch up! Andy Stack Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 3, 2025, at 12:32 PM, Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > For me, what was most enjoyable were the amazing sunrises, with > the fields often cloaked in morning fog until the sun broke the horizon. I > really enjoy getting out early as so much is moving around predawn, and > this community garden harvest challenge just gave me another reason to do > so at Allen's Meadow. I did not have any particularly unusual sightings, > but same as Chuck I had a Wilson's Snipe in the mowed grass fields one > morning which was probably the most unexpected species, although on my > radar as I scanned the fields early mornings before the foot traffic began. > I'd say my big misses were Winter Wren and Belted Kingfisher- usually > hearing them well before seeing. Congrats to all who participated in this > casual and fun event! > > Joe Bear > Wilton > Go GATORS! > > *"In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks**."* > *-John Muir* > > >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 13:48:45 -0500 >> From: Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj@comcast.net> >> Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest - final results >> To: "ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> >> Message-ID: <1D1E960C-9714-49BA-AC21-1284B37DDF88@comcast.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >> >> CT Birders - >> >> Once again, Allen‘s Meadows is the winner of the community garden harvest >> contest…congratulations to the Allen’s birders!! >> No matter what place your hotspot landed, I hope birders enjoyed ‘patch >> birding’. It helps you learn the best spots to bird within an area, allows >> you to tune into the pulse of birds through season changes, and encourages >> you to bird more intensively in search of something different. And of >> course getting out more often and birding with a purpose also sharpens your >> ID skills! >> My favorite bird this past week was an unusually cooperative Wilson’s >> Snipe which I found right in the middle of the community garden at Bauer >> Farm. Photos are on my checklist https://ebird.org/checklist/S282204995 >> Please share any highlights of your experiences; your favorite bird, a >> patch first, anything unusual, or even notable misses may interest others >> in our community! >> Good birding, >> Chuck Imbergamo >> CT Birds Moderator >> Madison >> Below are the final totals for 2025: >> 1 - Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 97 >> 2 - Madison - Bauer Farm - 92 >> 3 - Woodbridge Community Gardens - 79 >> 4 - Newington - Deming Young Farm -66 >> T5 - Mansfield Community Gardens - 60 >> T5 - New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm - 60 >> T5 - Redding Community Gardens - 60 >> T5 - West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60 >> 6 - East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 57 >> 7 - Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 56 >> 8 - Vernon Community Gardens - 49 >> T9 - Ansonia Nature Center - 47 >> T9 - Stratford Community Garden - 47 >> 10 - Canton Community Gardens - 42 >> 11 - Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 34 >> 12 - New Haven - Edgerton Park - 33 >> 13 - Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 32 >> 14 - Sherman - Colonial Park - 29 >> 15 - Simsbury Community Gardens - 16 >> 16 - Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 0 >> >> To see the bird lists for any of the gardens, click the hotspot links >> below. >> >> Ansonia Nature Center >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Canton Community Garden >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3929583/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Killingworth - Parmelee Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Litchfield - Thompson Preserve >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Madison - Bauer Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Mansfield Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> New Haven - Edgerton Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Newington - Deming Young Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Sherman - Colonial Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Simsbury Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Stratford Community Garden >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Vernon Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Wallingford - Veteran’s Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> West Hartford - Westmoor Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Wilton - Allen’s Meadows >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Woodbridge Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) >> for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and >> subscription information visit: >> https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ >> >> Email CTBirds mailing list submissions to: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org >> To subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >> https://lists.ctbirding.org/list/ctbirds.lists.ctbirding.org >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or >> "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org >> You can email the person managing the list at: >> ctbirds-owner@lists.ctbirding.org >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of CTBirds Digest, Vol 6685, Issue 1 >> **************************************** >> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. 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JK
JEFFREY KOHAN
Mon, Nov 3, 2025 6:56 PM

For Veteran's Park in Wallingford, we were down about 9 birds from last year as we missed a few warblers and last years Black-billed Cuckoo didn't appear. Highlights were Tennessee warbler and a Dickcissel which hung around for a while.
Thanks again Chuck for coordinating!
Jeff Kohan
Wallingford
On Monday, November 3, 2025 at 01:45:43 PM EST, Andrew Stack via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:

My wife and I have run the Woodbridge Community Gardens for the past 25 years. This birding challenge brings out all the local birders and really helps make my fall days working at the harvest that much more fun! Congrats to Allen’s meadows and Bauer. Keep a lookout for Woodbridge to catch up!

Andy Stack
Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 3, 2025, at 12:32 PM, Joe Bear via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:

For me, what was most enjoyable were the amazing sunrises, with
the fields often cloaked in morning fog until the sun broke the horizon.  I
really enjoy getting out early as so much is moving around predawn, and
this community garden harvest challenge just gave me another reason to do
so at Allen's Meadow.  I did not have any particularly unusual sightings,
but same as Chuck I had a Wilson's Snipe in the mowed grass fields one
morning which was probably the most unexpected species, although on my
radar as I scanned the fields early mornings before the foot traffic began.
I'd say my big misses were Winter Wren and Belted Kingfisher- usually
hearing them well before seeing. Congrats to all who participated in this
casual and fun event!

Joe Bear
Wilton
Go GATORS!

"In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks*."*
-John Muir

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Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 13:48:45 -0500
From: Chuck Imbergamo imbercj@comcast.net
Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest  - final results
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CT Birders -

Once again, Allen‘s Meadows is the winner of the community garden harvest
contest…congratulations to the Allen’s birders!!
No matter what place your hotspot landed, I hope birders enjoyed ‘patch
birding’.  It helps you learn the best spots to bird within an area, allows
you to tune into the pulse of birds through season changes, and encourages
you to bird more intensively in search of something different.  And of
course getting out more often and birding with a purpose also sharpens your
ID skills!
My favorite bird this past week was an unusually cooperative Wilson’s
Snipe which I found right in the middle of the community garden at Bauer
Farm. Photos are on my checklist  https://ebird.org/checklist/S282204995
Please share any highlights of your experiences; your favorite bird, a
patch first, anything unusual, or even notable misses may interest others
in our community!
Good birding,
Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison
Below are the final totals for 2025:
1 - Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 97
2 - Madison - Bauer Farm - 92
3 - Woodbridge Community Gardens - 79
4 - Newington - Deming Young Farm -66
T5 - Mansfield Community Gardens - 60
T5 - New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm -  60
T5 - Redding Community Gardens - 60
T5 - West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60
6 - East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 57
7 - Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 56
8 - Vernon Community Gardens - 49
T9 - Ansonia Nature Center - 47
T9 - Stratford Community Garden - 47
10 - Canton Community Gardens - 42
11 - Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 34
12 - New Haven - Edgerton Park - 33
13 - Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 32
14 - Sherman - Colonial Park - 29
15 - Simsbury Community Gardens - 16
16 - Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 0

To see the bird lists for any of the gardens, click the hotspot links
below.

Ansonia Nature Center
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Canton Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3929583/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Killingworth - Parmelee Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Litchfield - Thompson Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Madison - Bauer Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Mansfield Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
New Haven - Edgerton Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Newington - Deming Young Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Sherman - Colonial Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Simsbury Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Stratford Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Vernon Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Wallingford - Veteran’s Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
West Hartford - Westmoor Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Wilton - Allen’s Meadows
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Woodbridge Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec


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For Veteran's Park in Wallingford, we were down about 9 birds from last year as we missed a few warblers and last years Black-billed Cuckoo didn't appear. Highlights were Tennessee warbler and a Dickcissel which hung around for a while. Thanks again Chuck for coordinating! Jeff Kohan Wallingford On Monday, November 3, 2025 at 01:45:43 PM EST, Andrew Stack via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: My wife and I have run the Woodbridge Community Gardens for the past 25 years. This birding challenge brings out all the local birders and really helps make my fall days working at the harvest that much more fun! Congrats to Allen’s meadows and Bauer. Keep a lookout for Woodbridge to catch up! Andy Stack Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 3, 2025, at 12:32 PM, Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > For me, what was most enjoyable were the amazing sunrises, with > the fields often cloaked in morning fog until the sun broke the horizon.  I > really enjoy getting out early as so much is moving around predawn, and > this community garden harvest challenge just gave me another reason to do > so at Allen's Meadow.  I did not have any particularly unusual sightings, > but same as Chuck I had a Wilson's Snipe in the mowed grass fields one > morning which was probably the most unexpected species, although on my > radar as I scanned the fields early mornings before the foot traffic began. > I'd say my big misses were Winter Wren and Belted Kingfisher- usually > hearing them well before seeing. Congrats to all who participated in this > casual and fun event! > > Joe Bear > Wilton > Go GATORS! > > *"In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks**."* > *-John Muir* > > >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 13:48:45 -0500 >> From: Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj@comcast.net> >> Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest  - final results >> To: "ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> >> Message-ID: <1D1E960C-9714-49BA-AC21-1284B37DDF88@comcast.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain;      charset=utf-8 >> >> CT Birders - >> >> Once again, Allen‘s Meadows is the winner of the community garden harvest >> contest…congratulations to the Allen’s birders!! >> No matter what place your hotspot landed, I hope birders enjoyed ‘patch >> birding’.  It helps you learn the best spots to bird within an area, allows >> you to tune into the pulse of birds through season changes, and encourages >> you to bird more intensively in search of something different.  And of >> course getting out more often and birding with a purpose also sharpens your >> ID skills! >> My favorite bird this past week was an unusually cooperative Wilson’s >> Snipe which I found right in the middle of the community garden at Bauer >> Farm. Photos are on my checklist  https://ebird.org/checklist/S282204995 >> Please share any highlights of your experiences; your favorite bird, a >> patch first, anything unusual, or even notable misses may interest others >> in our community! >> Good birding, >> Chuck Imbergamo >> CT Birds Moderator >> Madison >> Below are the final totals for 2025: >> 1 - Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 97 >> 2 - Madison - Bauer Farm - 92 >> 3 - Woodbridge Community Gardens - 79 >> 4 - Newington - Deming Young Farm -66 >> T5 - Mansfield Community Gardens - 60 >> T5 - New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm -  60 >> T5 - Redding Community Gardens - 60 >> T5 - West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60 >> 6 - East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 57 >> 7 - Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 56 >> 8 - Vernon Community Gardens - 49 >> T9 - Ansonia Nature Center - 47 >> T9 - Stratford Community Garden - 47 >> 10 - Canton Community Gardens - 42 >> 11 - Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 34 >> 12 - New Haven - Edgerton Park - 33 >> 13 - Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 32 >> 14 - Sherman - Colonial Park - 29 >> 15 - Simsbury Community Gardens - 16 >> 16 - Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 0 >> >> To see the bird lists for any of the gardens, click the hotspot links >> below. >> >> Ansonia Nature Center >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Canton Community Garden >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3929583/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Killingworth - Parmelee Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Litchfield - Thompson Preserve >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Madison - Bauer Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Mansfield Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> New Haven - Edgerton Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Newington - Deming Young Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Sherman - Colonial Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Simsbury Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Stratford Community Garden >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Vernon Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Wallingford - Veteran’s Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> West Hartford - Westmoor Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Wilton - Allen’s Meadows >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Woodbridge Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) >> for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. 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Angela Dimmitt
Mon, Nov 3, 2025 9:26 PM

Sherman's Community Gardens were disappointing but with a good excuse:  a church is being built right adjacent - trucks and noise all day, and on weekends soccer for 6-year-olds at 9 am on Saturday - again adjacent with the goal post right against the fence.  I enjoyed it all anyway - best bird was a merlin catching a goldfinch on the wing!  I heard a squawk, turned and actually saw the falcon catch the little one and fly off with it.  A white-crowned sparrow came second (no other fancy sparrows).Thank you again, Chuck, for organizing this - it's a great idea!
Angela Dimmitt
New Milford
On Monday, November 3, 2025 at 01:57:45 PM EST, JEFFREY KOHAN via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:

For Veteran's Park in Wallingford, we were down about 9 birds from last year as we missed a few warblers and last years Black-billed Cuckoo didn't appear. Highlights were Tennessee warbler and a Dickcissel which hung around for a while.
Thanks again Chuck for coordinating!
Jeff Kohan
Wallingford
    On Monday, November 3, 2025 at 01:45:43 PM EST, Andrew Stack via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote: 

My wife and I have run the Woodbridge Community Gardens for the past 25 years. This birding challenge brings out all the local birders and really helps make my fall days working at the harvest that much more fun! Congrats to Allen’s meadows and Bauer. Keep a lookout for Woodbridge to catch up!

Andy Stack
Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 3, 2025, at 12:32 PM, Joe Bear via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:

For me, what was most enjoyable were the amazing sunrises, with
the fields often cloaked in morning fog until the sun broke the horizon.  I
really enjoy getting out early as so much is moving around predawn, and
this community garden harvest challenge just gave me another reason to do
so at Allen's Meadow.  I did not have any particularly unusual sightings,
but same as Chuck I had a Wilson's Snipe in the mowed grass fields one
morning which was probably the most unexpected species, although on my
radar as I scanned the fields early mornings before the foot traffic began.
I'd say my big misses were Winter Wren and Belted Kingfisher- usually
hearing them well before seeing. Congrats to all who participated in this
casual and fun event!

Joe Bear
Wilton
Go GATORS!

"In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks*."*
-John Muir

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Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 13:48:45 -0500
From: Chuck Imbergamo imbercj@comcast.net
Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest  - final results
To: "ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org" ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
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CT Birders -

Once again, Allen‘s Meadows is the winner of the community garden harvest
contest…congratulations to the Allen’s birders!!
No matter what place your hotspot landed, I hope birders enjoyed ‘patch
birding’.  It helps you learn the best spots to bird within an area, allows
you to tune into the pulse of birds through season changes, and encourages
you to bird more intensively in search of something different.  And of
course getting out more often and birding with a purpose also sharpens your
ID skills!
My favorite bird this past week was an unusually cooperative Wilson’s
Snipe which I found right in the middle of the community garden at Bauer
Farm. Photos are on my checklist  https://ebird.org/checklist/S282204995
Please share any highlights of your experiences; your favorite bird, a
patch first, anything unusual, or even notable misses may interest others
in our community!
Good birding,
Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison
Below are the final totals for 2025:
1 - Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 97
2 - Madison - Bauer Farm - 92
3 - Woodbridge Community Gardens - 79
4 - Newington - Deming Young Farm -66
T5 - Mansfield Community Gardens - 60
T5 - New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm -  60
T5 - Redding Community Gardens - 60
T5 - West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60
6 - East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 57
7 - Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 56
8 - Vernon Community Gardens - 49
T9 - Ansonia Nature Center - 47
T9 - Stratford Community Garden - 47
10 - Canton Community Gardens - 42
11 - Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 34
12 - New Haven - Edgerton Park - 33
13 - Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 32
14 - Sherman - Colonial Park - 29
15 - Simsbury Community Gardens - 16
16 - Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 0

To see the bird lists for any of the gardens, click the hotspot links
below.

Ansonia Nature Center
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Canton Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3929583/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Killingworth - Parmelee Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Litchfield - Thompson Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Madison - Bauer Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Mansfield Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
New Haven - Edgerton Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Newington - Deming Young Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Sherman - Colonial Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Simsbury Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Stratford Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Vernon Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Wallingford - Veteran’s Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
West Hartford - Westmoor Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Wilton - Allen’s Meadows
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec
Woodbridge Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec


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Sherman's Community Gardens were disappointing but with a good excuse:  a church is being built right adjacent - trucks and noise all day, and on weekends soccer for 6-year-olds at 9 am on Saturday - again adjacent with the goal post right against the fence.  I enjoyed it all anyway - best bird was a merlin catching a goldfinch on the wing!  I heard a squawk, turned and actually saw the falcon catch the little one and fly off with it.  A white-crowned sparrow came second (no other fancy sparrows).Thank you again, Chuck, for organizing this - it's a great idea! Angela Dimmitt New Milford On Monday, November 3, 2025 at 01:57:45 PM EST, JEFFREY KOHAN via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: For Veteran's Park in Wallingford, we were down about 9 birds from last year as we missed a few warblers and last years Black-billed Cuckoo didn't appear. Highlights were Tennessee warbler and a Dickcissel which hung around for a while. Thanks again Chuck for coordinating! Jeff Kohan Wallingford     On Monday, November 3, 2025 at 01:45:43 PM EST, Andrew Stack via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:  My wife and I have run the Woodbridge Community Gardens for the past 25 years. This birding challenge brings out all the local birders and really helps make my fall days working at the harvest that much more fun! Congrats to Allen’s meadows and Bauer. Keep a lookout for Woodbridge to catch up! Andy Stack Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 3, 2025, at 12:32 PM, Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > For me, what was most enjoyable were the amazing sunrises, with > the fields often cloaked in morning fog until the sun broke the horizon.  I > really enjoy getting out early as so much is moving around predawn, and > this community garden harvest challenge just gave me another reason to do > so at Allen's Meadow.  I did not have any particularly unusual sightings, > but same as Chuck I had a Wilson's Snipe in the mowed grass fields one > morning which was probably the most unexpected species, although on my > radar as I scanned the fields early mornings before the foot traffic began. > I'd say my big misses were Winter Wren and Belted Kingfisher- usually > hearing them well before seeing. Congrats to all who participated in this > casual and fun event! > > Joe Bear > Wilton > Go GATORS! > > *"In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks**."* > *-John Muir* > > >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 13:48:45 -0500 >> From: Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj@comcast.net> >> Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest  - final results >> To: "ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> >> Message-ID: <1D1E960C-9714-49BA-AC21-1284B37DDF88@comcast.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain;      charset=utf-8 >> >> CT Birders - >> >> Once again, Allen‘s Meadows is the winner of the community garden harvest >> contest…congratulations to the Allen’s birders!! >> No matter what place your hotspot landed, I hope birders enjoyed ‘patch >> birding’.  It helps you learn the best spots to bird within an area, allows >> you to tune into the pulse of birds through season changes, and encourages >> you to bird more intensively in search of something different.  And of >> course getting out more often and birding with a purpose also sharpens your >> ID skills! >> My favorite bird this past week was an unusually cooperative Wilson’s >> Snipe which I found right in the middle of the community garden at Bauer >> Farm. Photos are on my checklist  https://ebird.org/checklist/S282204995 >> Please share any highlights of your experiences; your favorite bird, a >> patch first, anything unusual, or even notable misses may interest others >> in our community! >> Good birding, >> Chuck Imbergamo >> CT Birds Moderator >> Madison >> Below are the final totals for 2025: >> 1 - Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 97 >> 2 - Madison - Bauer Farm - 92 >> 3 - Woodbridge Community Gardens - 79 >> 4 - Newington - Deming Young Farm -66 >> T5 - Mansfield Community Gardens - 60 >> T5 - New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm -  60 >> T5 - Redding Community Gardens - 60 >> T5 - West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60 >> 6 - East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 57 >> 7 - Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 56 >> 8 - Vernon Community Gardens - 49 >> T9 - Ansonia Nature Center - 47 >> T9 - Stratford Community Garden - 47 >> 10 - Canton Community Gardens - 42 >> 11 - Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 34 >> 12 - New Haven - Edgerton Park - 33 >> 13 - Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 32 >> 14 - Sherman - Colonial Park - 29 >> 15 - Simsbury Community Gardens - 16 >> 16 - Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 0 >> >> To see the bird lists for any of the gardens, click the hotspot links >> below. >> >> Ansonia Nature Center >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Canton Community Garden >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3929583/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Killingworth - Parmelee Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Litchfield - Thompson Preserve >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Madison - Bauer Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Mansfield Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> New Haven - Edgerton Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Newington - Deming Young Farm >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Sherman - Colonial Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Simsbury Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Stratford Community Garden >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Vernon Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Wallingford - Veteran’s Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> West Hartford - Westmoor Park >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Wilton - Allen’s Meadows >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> Woodbridge Community Gardens >> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) >> for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. 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